Underestimates and overestimates of total thyroxine concentrations caused by unwanted thyroxine-binding protein effects

Thyroid

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-15

  Nelson, Jerald C ^a,b,c   Wang, Rong ^a   Asher, David T ^b   Wilcox, R Bruce ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN; THYROXINE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 13544253451     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2005.15.12     Document Type: Article

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